halophile

[ hal-uh-fahyl ]

/ ˈhæl əˌfaɪl /

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noun Microbiology.

any organism, most commonly a species of archaea, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.

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Origin of halophile

First recorded in 1835–45; halo- + -phile

OTHER WORDS FROM halophile

hal·o·phil·ic

[hal-uh-fil-ik], /ˌhæl əˈfɪl ɪk/, ha·loph·i·lous

[ha-lof-uh-luhs], /hæˈlɒf ə ləs/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for halophile

halophile

/ (ˈhæləʊˌfaɪl) /

noun

an organism that thrives in an extremely salty environment, such as the Dead Sea

Derived forms of halophile

halophilic, adjective

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